Advanced ocular surface squamous cell carcinoma (OSSC): long-term follow-up.

Gustavo SavinoGiovanni CuffaroMartina MaceroniMonica Maria PagliaraMaria Grazia SammarcoLuca GiraldiMaria Antonietta Blasi

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)

OSCC involving periocular tissues and/or orbit is an aggressive disease with a high recurrence rate. Multicentric disease, positive surgical margins, inferior tarsus localization, and surgery without adjuvant therapies are strong predictors of recurrence and are the main factors affecting prognosis.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
minimally invasive
early stage
gene expression
free survival
coronary artery bypass
coronary artery disease
lymph node metastasis
atrial fibrillation
acute coronary syndrome